
Bob Dylan - A Headful of Ideas
(Mostly serious) ruminations on Bob Dylan's work
Episodes
76 episodes
'NASHVILLE SKYLINE: ONE HELL OF A POET' Extract from 'MINSTREL BOY: THE METAMORPHOSES OF BOB DYLAN'
Chris Gregory's take on NASHVILLE SKYLINEfrom his newly availableMINSTREL BOY: THE METAMORPHOSES OF BOB DYLAN
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9:26

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Special Episode. Introduction to MInstrel Boy: The Metamorphoses of Bob Dylan
Chris Gregory gives an introduction to MINSTREL BOY: THE METAMORPHOSES OF BOB DYLAN, which is the second volume of the PICASSO OF SONG trilogy.It will be released on October 8th 2025
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8:22

BOB DYLAN:: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 23) Songs of Social Protest Part 2
Chris looks at 3 more early Dylan protest songs - WHO KILLED DAVY MOORE, JOHN BROWN and HERO BLUES, setting them in historical, political and social contexts
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Season 4
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Episode 23
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11:57

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 22) Songs of Social Protest Part One
The first of three videos examining the developement of Bob Dylan's world-changing Protest Songs on the early 1960s.
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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15:42

BOB DYLAN A Headful of Ideas Season 4: 21: I Shall Be Released: Extract from 'Minstrel Boy: The Metamorphoses of Bob Dylan
Chris examines one of Bob Dylan's best known songs I Shall Be Released, originally from The Basement Tapes. This is an extract from Chris' new book MINSTREL BOY: THE METAMORPHOSES OF BOB DYLAN, which will be released at the beginning of October...
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Episode 21
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10:59

BOB DYLAN A Headful of Ideas Season 4 20) All Along the Watchtower
Chris does a deep dive into Bob Dylan's mesmeric, revelatory song ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER, with special reference to Jimi Hendrix's version Chris' new book MINSTREL BOY: THE METAMORPHOSES OF BOB DYLANreleased October 7th 202...
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Episode 20
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16:21

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 18) I and I: No Man Sees My Face and Lives
Chris looks in detail at Bob Dylan’s deeply spiritual I and I from 1983’s INFIDELS Chris' new book MINSTREL BOY: THE METAMORPHOSES OF BOB DYLANreleased October 7th 2025. Pre order available from: https:...
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Episode 18
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17:10

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season 4 : 19 No Time to Think
A deep dive into the mysteries of Bob Dylan's NO TIME TO THINK, including a discussion of the influence of Shakespeare's MACBETH and the TAROT CARDS on the songChris' new book MINSTREL BOY: THE METAMORPHOSES OF BOB DYLANreleased O...
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Episode 19
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14:22

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 16) Three Songs from 'Oh Mercy'
Chris looks in depth at MOST OF THE TIME, WHAT GOOD AM I and WHAT WAS IT YOChris' new book MINSTREL BOY: THE METAMORPHOSES OF BOB DYLANreleased October 7th 2025. Pre order available from: https://www.amazon.c...
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23:09

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 17) Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window
Chris examines Bob Dylan's brilliantly poetic 1965 single CAN YOU PLEASE CRAWL OUT YOUR WINDOWChris' new book MINSTREL BOY: THE METAMORPHOSES OF BOB DYLANreleased October 7th 2025. Pre order available from: ...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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11:35

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 15) Bob Dylan's Dream: I Wish, I Wish, I Wish in Vain...
Chris examines Bob Dylan's beautiful and nostalgic BOB DYLAN'S DREAM, an astonishing song for such a young man to write. There is also commentary on the song's relationship to LORD FRANKLIN, the folk song whose melody Dylan uses.Check ou...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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11:10

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS: Season Four 14) Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues: Howling at the Moon
TAKE A TRIP INTO BOB DYLAN'S MYSTERIOUS AND SURREAL 'JUST LIKE TOM THUMB'S BLUES SET IN DEEPEST MEXICO, FULL OF COLOURFUL CHARACTERS AND WEIRD JUXTAPOSITIONS Chris' new book MINSTREL BOY: THE METAMORPHOSES OF BOB DYLAN
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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17:30

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 13) Senor: Can You Tell Me Where We're Heading?
Chris does a detailed deep dive into Bob Dylan's mystical fable SENOR, from 1978's STREET LEGALChris' new book MINSTREL BOY: THE METAMORPHOSES OF BOB DYLANreleased October 7th 2025. Pre order available from: https://ww...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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16:06

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 12) LOVE SONGS OF THE MID-60s (PART THREE)
NEW PODCAST IN THE SERIES ‘BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS’LOVE SONGS OF THE MID-60s (PART THREE)Chris Gregory takes a detailed look at more of Bob Dylan’s love songs from the mid-60s.Songs examined in this segment are LOVE I...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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24:13

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS: LOVE SONGS OF THE MID-60s (PART TWO)
Chris Gregory looks in detail at more of Bob Dylan’s love songs from the mid-1960s, many of which seem to be related to wider concerns. The songs covered in this section are IT AIN’T ME BABE, I DON’T BELIEVE YOU, IF YOU GOTTA GO (GO NOW), and I...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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20:38

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS: Season Four 10) Love Songs of the mid 60s (Part One)
Chris Gregory looks in detail at several Bob Dylan love songs from the mid-60s: Ballad in Plain D, Spanish Harlem Incident and All I Really Want to Do
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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19:45

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS: Season Four 9) Highway 61 Revisited: Next Time You See Me Coming…
Chris Gregory looks at the satirical blues rock song HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED from the album of the same name.THE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST:
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Episode 9
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21:13

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 8) Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie (Part Two))
Chris Gregory looks deeper into the influence of Woody Guthrie on Bob Dylan, focusing on various songs and the amazing extended poem LAST THOUGHTS ON WOODY GUTHRIETHE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST:
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Episode 8
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20:23

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 7) Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie (Part One)
Part One of Chris Gregory's analysis of the profound influence that the great folk singer WOODY GUTHRIE had on Bob Dylan's careerTHE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST:
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Episode 7
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19:36

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 6) Love Songs from ‘Desire’ (Part Two)
Chris looks at comic and romantic love songs from 1976's DESIRE: RITA MAY, MOZAMBIQUE, ROMANCE IN DURANGO and OH SISTERTHE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST:
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Episode 6
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18:18

PODCAST: BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 5) 'Time is an Ocean': Love Songs from 'Desire' (Part One)
The first part of an examination of Bob Dylan's love songs from 'DESIRE'. Chris examines ONE MORE CUP OF COFFEE and GOLDEN LOOMTHE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST:
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Episode 5
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16:37

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 4) Tempest: Extract from 'Determined to Stand'
Chris Gregory dives into a sinking ship, as he looks in detail at Bob Dylan's rather bizarre song TEMPEST from the album of the same name.THE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST:
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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20:05

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 3) Frankie Lee and Judas Priest: Nothing is Revealed
Chris Gregory examines bob dylan's wonderful 'shaggy dog story' THE BALLAD OF FRANKIE LEE AND JUDAS PRIESTTHE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST:
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Episode 4
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19:13
